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Boko Haram violence takes toll on education
Education   Photos   Students   Teachers   Wikipedia: Africa Education Review  
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Boko Haram violence takes toll on education
KANO, 4 October 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of students and teachers across northern Nigeria have been forced to abandon their schools due to increasingly brazen attacks by radical Islamist group Boko Har... (photo: UN / Tobin Jones)
Central bank of nigeria
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 Swissinfo 
Insight - Pre-electoral feuding threatens Nigeria's economy
  | Reuters | October 2, 2013 - 08:48 | By Tim Cocks and Joe Brock | LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) - In Nigeria, as elsewhere, foreign exchange markets can be a barometer of internal strife, so when cent... (photo: Creative Commons / Salam)
Leader of the extreme far-right Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos is escorted by anti-terror police as he exits Greek Police headquarters in Athens, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013.  CNN 
Greece files charges against Golden Dawn party leader, 4 members
September 29, 2013 -- Updated 0700 GMT (1500 HKT) | Athens (CNN) -- The leader of Greece's extreme right wing Golden Dawn party and four party lawmakers were charged Sunday with forming and participat... (photo: AP / Fosphotos/Panayiotis Tzamaros)
Democracy   Golden Dawn party   Greek Parliament   Photos   Wikipedia: Golden Dawn (Greece)  
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor looks down as he waits for the start of a hearing to deliver verdict in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. Judges were expected to deliver landmark judgements in the trial against the former president who is charged with supporting notoriously brutal rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone.  CNN 
Charles Taylor: War crimes conviction, 50-year sentence upheld
September 26, 2013 -- Updated 1108 GMT (1908 HKT) | Former Liberian President Charles Taylor waits at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague on Thursday. | (CNN) -- An international court in ... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Charles Taylor   Photos   Sierra Leone Civil War   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Special Court for Sierra Leone  
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Child soldiers of the FDLR near Pinga, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Guardian
US blocks military aid to Rwanda over alleged backing of M23 child soldiers
Rwandan government condemns sanctions, which also apply to Burma, Central African Republic, Sudan and Syria | Rwanda's military denies any link to the use of child soldie... (photo: MONUC file / Marie Frechon 2008)
Kivu War   M23 Child Soldiers   M23 Rebels   Photos   Wikipedia: M23 rebellion  
European air traffic controllers call off October 10 strike Swissinfo
European air traffic controllers call off October 10 strike
  | Reuters | October 4, 2013 - 15:35 | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The air traffic controllers union in Europe (ATCEUC) has called off a strike planned for October 10 aft... (photo: EC / EU)
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Serbian PM threatens to pull out of EU-led Kosovo talks Swissinfo
Serbian PM threatens to pull out of EU-led Kosovo talks
  | Reuters | October 4, 2013 - 15:11 | By Matt Robinson | BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's prime minister threatened on Friday to pull out of EU-mediated talks with Ko... (photo: European Community / EC)
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Malala Yousafzai, the young education rights campaigner from Pakistan, speaks at a special event entitled, Delivering on the Global Education Promise. The event marks the first anniversary of the Secretary-Generals Global Education First Initiative (GEFI). The event was co-organized by the Initiatives Secretariat and UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Dawn
Malala among favourites for Nobel prize
STOCKHOLM: This year’s Nobel prize season opens Monday with rumours swirling the peace prize could go to Pakistani girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, Congo... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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File - Somali men and women carrying their sick and malnourished children wait outside a medical clinic established by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations, 16 July, 2011. Al Jazeera
How Africa can feed itself in the face of climate change
With the global population approaching 9.6 billion by 2050, huge demands will be placed on states and the environment to provide sufficient food. | Already, leaders are s... (photo: UN / Stuart Price)
Climate Change   Food Security   Photos   Population Growth   Wikipedia: Food security  
A Palestinians open the Internet at the word "Palestine" on the Palestinian homepage of Google's search engine in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 3, 2013. Internet giant Google has recognised the Palestinians' upgraded UN status, placing the name "Palestine" on its search engine instead of "Palestinian Territories," the US company said, raising the ire of Israel. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN The Guardian
Facebook or Google: which website rules the world?
Oxford University researchers have visualised each country's most viewed website in the form of a colonial map | Who made these visualisations? The Oxford Internet Instit... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Facebook   Google   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Google  
Politics Defense & Terrorism
- Thai floods breach industrial park, but no replay of 2011 se
- Russia, U.S. agree on how Syria should eliminate chemical ar
- Minister Inspects Distribution Of National ID
- China investigates official over lavish, three-day wedding
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 21, 2013. The European Union wants closer cooperation with Russia in order to remove economic barriers, and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an important platform for these ends, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, addressing the forums plenary meeting.
German SPD opening door to coalition deal with Merkel
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- Thai floods breach industrial park, but no replay of 2011 se
- Russia, U.S. agree on how Syria should eliminate chemical ar
- China investigates official over lavish, three-day wedding
- Analysis - What default? Republicans downplay impact of U.S.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 21, 2013. The European Union wants closer cooperation with Russia in order to remove economic barriers, and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an important platform for these ends, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, addressing the forums plenary meeting.
German SPD opening door to coalition deal with Merkel
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- Gecamines plans revival, will act against ‘unfair’ partn
- Africa’s foreign bond issues hit record $8bn
- Zimbabwe: Precious metals union aims high
Mahindra Group Managing Director Anand Mahindra, left, and Tech Mahindra chief executive Vineet Nayyar talk during the announcement of the commencement of its special economic zone (SEZ) at the Mahindra Satyam infocity campus in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
Tech Mahindra expands footprint across Africa
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- Zimbabwe: Precious metals union aims high
- Nigeria reassures power investors after protests
- Nigeria's Venture magazine lists 55 billionaires
- Ghana requires firm policies as it advances to middle-income
European air traffic controllers call off October 10 strike
European air traffic controllers call off October 10 strike
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Health Society & Culture
- Malaria: 660,000 deaths a year – and one big breakthrough
- Analysis - What default? Republicans downplay impact of U.S.
- African pharmaceutical sector expected to grow tremendously
- Rwanda, Uganda tell U.N. envoys peace in Congo is not their
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez speaks to journalist during the trading bloc summit, Mercosur, at the Itamaraty palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.
Argentina's president to take month off for health reasons
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- VAG To Sell Poppies To Support Members
- Search Ghana Business News
- Minister Inspects Distribution Of National ID
- 'More African billionaires'
Malala Yousafzai, the young education rights campaigner from Pakistan, speaks at a special event entitled, Delivering on the Global Education Promise. The event marks the first anniversary of the Secretary-Generals Global Education First Initiative (GEFI). The event was co-organized by the Initiatives Secretariat and UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
Malala among favourites for Nobel prize
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Thai floods breach industrial park, but no replay of 2011 se
- Russia, U.S. agree on how Syria should eliminate chemical ar
- China investigates official over lavish, three-day wedding
- Internet giants for affordable access
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 21, 2013. The European Union wants closer cooperation with Russia in order to remove economic barriers, and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an important platform for these ends, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, addressing the forums plenary meeting.
German SPD opening door to coalition deal with Merkel
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- GFA writes to FIFA over Egypt security situation
- Asamoah Gyan Arrives In Ghana For Egypt World Cup Playoffs
- Long John draws ideally for Caulfield Guineas
- Market Report: Sports Direct share price gets a kicking
EU ups security for Somalia team
EU ups security for Somalia team
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